Hetton Royal Signals Relays – Kieron Day
The historic 'Signals Relays' event held at Hetton Lyons Country Park on Saturday 18th February, was a fantastic day for athletes and spectators alike. A total of 46 Crook athletes, including some of our newest members (some of which were sporting the vest for the first time), took part in this exhilarating road race, which also incorporated the NECAA Road Relays Championships. Despite this ‘road race’ being traffic-free, it was far from an easy ride, with its fast but challenging layout.
North East Harrier League XC – Round 5 – Thornley Hall Farm – Jason B
So, trundling down the A19 from work having sneaked out slightly early, my thoughts turned to the notoriously tough Thornley Hall XC. I was thinking it’s a tough old course that, but now it’s in reverse format so happy days. Then as you do while you’re driving my thoughts went to a chat with Geoff on our Thursday night session and his words were "it’s bloody hard either way", oh dear. On arriving it felt so weird, no time for pre-race